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STATE OF CALIFORNIA BUSINESS, CONSUMER SERVICES AND HOUSING AGENCY

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIVISION OF CODES AND STANDARDS

Employee Housing Program 2015 Statistical Summary

Edmund G. Brown Jr., Governor State of California

Alexis Podesta, Acting Secretary

Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency

Ben Metcalf, Director Department of Housing and Community Development

For information concerning employee housing and locations, contact:

Division of Codes and Standards Employee Housing Program

PO Box 1407 Sacramento, CA 95812-1407

(916) 445-9471 www.hcd.ca.gov

http://www.hcd.ca.gov/

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Local Enforcement Agencies .................................................................................... 1

Introduction ............................................................................................................... 2

Summary of Annual Local Enforcement Agency Evaluations ................................... 4

Statewide Statistical Summary ................................................................................. 6

Statistical Summary for HCD .................................................................................... 7

Statistical Summary for City of Gonzales ................................................................. 8

Statistical Summary for Monterey County ................................................................. 9

Statistical Summary for Napa County ..................................................................... 10

Statistical Summary for Sacramento County .......................................................... 11

Statistical Summary for San Joaquin County .......................................................... 12

Statistical Summary for San Mateo County ............................................................ 13

Statistical Summary for Santa Cruz County ............................................................ 14

Statistical Summary for Stanislaus County ............................................................. 15

Statistical Summary for Tulare County ................................................................... 16

Department of Housing and Community Development -1- Division of Codes and Standards

Local Enforcement Agencies

City of Gonzales 147 Fourth Street PO Box 647 Gonzales, CA 93926 (831) 675-5000 Monterey County Environmental Health Department 1270 Natividad Road Salinas, CA 93906 (831) 755-4505 Napa County Department of Planning, Building and Environmental Services 1195 Third Street, Suite 210 Napa, CA 94559 (707) 253-4525 Sacramento County Environmental Management Department 10590 Armstrong Avenue Mather, CA 95655 (916) 875-8440 San Joaquin County Department of Environmental Health 1801 East Hazelton Avenue Stockton, CA 95205 (209) 468-3420

San Mateo County Environmental Health Services 2000 Alameda de las Pulgas, Suite 100 San Mateo, CA 94403 (650) 372-6200 Santa Cruz County Environmental Health 701 Ocean Street, Room 312 Santa Cruz, CA 95060 (831) 454-2022

Stanislaus County Department of Environmental Resources 3800 Cornucopia Way, Suite C Modesto, CA 95358-9492 (209) 525-6700

Tulare County Resource Management Agency 5961 South Mooney Boulevard Visalia, CA 93277-9394 (559) 624-7000


INTRODUCTION

Rationale of Summary Report The Legislature enacted the Employee Housing Act (Act) for the benefit of persons living in privately owned and operated employee housing to assure their health, safety and general welfare, and to provide them a decent living environment. The Act also provides protection for the general public which may be impacted by conditions in and around employee housing. The Department of Housing and Community Development’s (HCD’s) Employee Housing Program (Program) adopts and enforces statewide regulations for the construction, maintenance, use, and occupancy of privately owned and operated employee housing facilities providing housing for five or more employees (typically farmworkers) to assure their health, safety, and general welfare. HCD Program staff oversees the application of state laws, regulations and code enforcement by local enforcement agencies (LEAs) who elect to enforce the provisions of the Act in their jurisdiction. Where LEAs do not enforce the provisions of the Act, HCD acts as the enforcement agency. This report is prepared by the HCD on the statewide Act. This report summarizes enforcement activity statistics for all permittees for which HCD acts as the enforcement agency, as well as information from the permittees and nine LEAs that have assumed enforcement for the Act during the 2015 calendar year. This report is prepared in accordance with Health and Safety Code (HSC) Sections 17031.8 and 17050(f)(1). HCD is required to conduct an annual evaluation and provide a summary of the enforcement of the Act, the building standards published in the California Building Standards Code relating to employee housing, and all regulations adopted pursuant to the Act, by each city, county, or city and county which has assumed responsibility for enforcement. HSC Section 50408 requires this report be submitted to the Governor and to each house of the Legislature on or before December 31 of each year. Employee Housing Program Law and Regulation Information The Act is contained in HSC, Division 13, Part 1, commencing with Section 17000. The Act mandates that HCD promulgate statewide regulations for the maintenance, use, and occupancy of privately owned and/or operated employee housing, comprised of housing accommodations for five or more employees, and five or more agricultural workers in certain rural areas, as defined by HSC Section 17008. HCD’s Program regulations are found within Title 25, California Code of Regulations, Division 1, Chapter 1, Subchapter 3, commencing with Section 600, and preempt any local regulation or ordinance specific to maintenance, use, and occupancy of employee housing subject to the Act. Specific Statewide Information HSC Section 17031.8 requires HCD to summarize specific statewide information regarding the employee housing inspected each year. This report includes 2015 enforcement statistics from HCD and the nine LEAs.


HSC Section 17031.8(c) requires the following information for the report:

1. The number and location of employee housing accommodations, including the number of permits to operate issued for employee housing accommodations (Total Permits to Operate Issued = 639. For more details, see page 6).

2. The number and location of inactive employee housing accommodations (Total

Inactive Facilities = 24. For more details, see page 6). 3. The number and location of employee housing accommodations found operating

without a permit (Total Illegal Facilities Discovered = 17. For more details, see page 6).

4. The number of employees occupying employee housing accommodations with a

permit (Total Number of Employees Housed in Permitted Facilities = 15,356. For more details, see page 6).

5. The number of employees occupying accommodations found to be operating

without a permit (Total Number of Employees Housed in Illegal Facilities = 36. For more details, see page 6).

6. The number and types of inspections and reinspections performed (Total Pre-

Occupancy Inspections = 148; Total Pre-Occupancy Reinspections = 260; Total Occupancy Inspections = 260; Total Occupancy Reinspections = 87; Total Illegal Facility Inspections = 2; Total Illegal Facility Reinspections = 0. For more details, see page 6).

7. A schedule of fees charged, the amount of fees collected for each type of fee

charged and the total amount of fees collected (Varies by each agency. For more details, see pages 6 through 16).

8. The number of complaints received during the reporting year and the character of

any violations found for each accommodation operating under permit, operating without a permit, or inactive (Total Complaints Received = 8; Character of violations varies by each agency. For more details, see pages 6 through 16).

9. The number and character of violations of this part and regulations adopted

pursuant to this part found during inspection of each accommodation operating under permit, or operating without a permit (Varies by each agency. For more details, see pages 6 through 16).

10. The number of violations of this part and regulations adopted pursuant to this part

that resulted in civil citations (Civil Citations Issued = 140). 11. The number of cases referred to prosecutorial agencies such as the Attorney

General or local district attorneys, the number of cases filed to enforce this part, and the amounts of all fines and civil penalties collected as a result of the


enforcement of this part (Cases Referred to the District Attorney/AG = 6; Cases Prosecuted by the District Attorney/AG= 1).

12. The number of staff hours dedicated to the implementation of the Employee

Housing Act, Part 1, commencing with HSC Section 17000 (Total Staff Hours Dedicated = 3,084. For more details, see page 6).

13. The number and location of employee housing receiving an exemption pursuant to

HSC Sections 17031, 17031.3, 17031.4, or 17033 (Facilities Exempted from Permit to Operate = 20. For more details, see page 6).

Violations cited during inspections of employee housing facilities are remedied in the same manner as all other code violations. Although there are differences in the enforcement structure of cities and counties, in most cases the local jurisdiction’s environmental health or building department issues the violation notices and performs follow-up reinspections to ensure corrective measures have been taken. SUMMARY OF ANNUAL LOCAL ENFORCEMENT AGENCY EVALUATIONS HSC Section 17050(f)(1) requires HCD to conduct an annual evaluation of each city, county, or city and county jurisdiction which has assumed responsibility for enforcement of the Act and to summarize the findings. Eight counties and one city have assumed enforcement responsibilities for the Act from the State. All nine LEAs were evaluated for their performance and ability to enforce the Act. During the monitoring conducted by HCD for 2015, staff identified the following LEAs as properly enforcing the employee housing provisions within the HSC: City of Gonzales, Monterey County, Santa Cruz County, San Mateo County, Stanislaus County and Tulare County. HCD identified three LEAs as not properly enforcing the employee housing provisions within the HSC: Napa County, Sacramento County and San Joaquin County. These three agencies shall respond within 30 days and supply an improvement plan that identifies the corrective measures that will be employed in order to successfully carryout the standards published in the California Building Standards Code relating to employee housing and all other applicable rules and regulations found within the Act in accordance with HSC Section 17050(e)(1). The following is a brief summary of deficiencies noted by HCD for each LEA that did not properly enforce the Act: Napa County Division of Environmental Health - The County shall reply to HCD within 30 days of this report with a written plan describing how and when improvements will be made. • Records indicate reinspections were not performed to verify the correction of cited

violations. • The inspector did not have a current copy of the Health and Safety Code or Title 25,

California Code of Regulations during the inspection.


• The inspector did not demonstrate the ability to identify violations during the inspection. The inspector is an Environmental Health Specialist and is not familiar with the requirements of the Building, Electrical, Plumbing or Mechanical Codes.

• The inspection report did not reflect the correct code references for each violation. • HCD’s Application for Permit to Operate Employee Housing Facility form was utilized

without modifications identifying Napa County as the enforcement agency. Sacramento County Environmental Management Department - The County shall reply to HCD within 30 days of this report with a written plan describing how and when improvements will be made. • Records indicate reinspections were not performed to verify the correction of cited

violations. • Records did not provide an accurate description of cited violations. • The inspector did not demonstrate the ability to identify violations during the

inspections and did not exhibit satisfactory knowledge of the Health and Safety Code or Title 25, California Code of Regulations.

San Joaquin County Environmental Health Department - The County shall reply to HCD within 30 days of this report with a written plan describing how and when improvements will be made. • The inspector did not inspect all facilities and equipment for compliance. • The inspector did not demonstrate the ability to identify violations; therefore, did not

exhibit satisfactory knowledge of the Health and Safety Code or Title 25, California Code of Regulations.

• Recreational vehicles do not meet minimum separation requirements.

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENTDIVISION OF CODES AND STANDARDS

EMPLOYEE HOUSING PROGRAM

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2015 Statistical Summary ReportSTATEWIDE STATISTICAL SUMMARY

Number of Employees Housed in Permitted Facilities................................................................................... 15,356Number of Employees Housed in Illegal Facilities......................................................................................... 36

Facilities Exempted from Permit to Operate................................................................................................... 20Permits to Operate Issued.............................................................................................................................. 639Inactive Facilities............................................................................................................................................ 24Illegal Facilities Discovered............................................................................................................................ 17Complaints Received..................................................................................................................................... 8Staff Hours Dedicated.................................................................................................................................... 3,084Pre-Occupancy Inspections........................................................................................................................... 148Pre-Occupancy Reinspections....................................................................................................................... 63Pre-Occupancy Reinspections........................................................................................................................ 63Occupancy Inspections.................................................................................................................................. 260Occupancy Reinspections............................................................................................................................. 87Illegal Facility Inspections.............................................................................................................................. 2Illegal Facility Reinspections.......................................................................................................................... 0Civil Citations Issued...................................................................................................................................... 140Cases Referred to the District Attorney/AG................................................................................................... 6Cases Prosecuted by the District Attorney/AG.............................................................................................. 1

Total of Fees for Permit to Operate Issuance................................................................................................ $110,429.00Total of Fees for Employee / MH - RV Lot..................................................................................................... $353,266.00Total of Reinspection Fees............................................................................................................................ $53,134.00Total of Additional Fees to include: Exemptions, Fines, Transfers, Amended Permits or Non-OP............... $38,427.00Total of Fees from Civil Citations................................................................................................................... $0.00Total of Civil Penalties other than Citations.................................................................................................. $0.00Total of Fees from Criminal Penalties............................................................................................................ $0.00TOTAL OF FEES AND PENALTIES COLLECTED...................................................................................... $558,470.00

Violation Categories Permitted Facilities

Non-Permitted Facilities

Total of Category

Fire/Life Safety Violations Identified During Regular InspectionsFire/Life Safety Violations Identified During Complaint Investigations

5256

680

5936

Structural Violations Identified During Regular InspectionsStructural Violations Identified During Complaint Investigations

52915

590

58815

Electrical Violations Identified During Regular InspectionsElectrical Violations Identified During Complaint Investigations

5683

560

6243

Mechanical Violations Identified During Regular InspectionsMechanical Violations Identified During Complaint Investigations

3145

590

3735

Plumbing Violations Identified During Regular InspectionsPlumbing Violations Identified During Complaint Investigations

2013

441

2454

Other (General) Violations Identified During Regular InspectionsOther (General) Violations Identified During Complaint Investigations

1241

191

1432

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2015 Statistical Summary ReportHCD EMPLOYEE HOUSING PROGRAM

Number of Employees Housed in Permitted Facilities.................................................................................... 11,446Number of Employees Housed in Illegal Facilities.......................................................................................... 0

Facilities Exempted from Permit to Operate................................................................................................... 0Permits to Operate Issued............................................................................................................................... 354Inactive Facilities............................................................................................................................................ 0Illegal Facilities Discovered............................................................................................................................ 0Complaints Received..................................................................................................................................... 0Staff Hours Dedicated.................................................................................................................................... 0Pre-Occupancy Inspections............................................................................................................................ 105Pre-Occupancy Reinspections....................................................................................................................... 53Occupancy Inspections.................................................................................................................................. 10Occupancy Reinspections.............................................................................................................................. 4Illegal Facility Inspections............................................................................................................................... 0Illegal Facility Reinspections.......................................................................................................................... 0Civil Citations Issued...................................................................................................................................... 0Cases Referred to the District Attorney/AG.................................................................................................... 0Cases Prosecuted by the District Attorney/AG............................................................................................... 0

Fee for Permit to Operate Issuance................................................................................................................ $200.00Total of Fees for Permit to Operate Issuance................................................................................................. $59,480.00Fee for Employee / MH - RV Lot..................................................................................................................... $27.00Total of Fees for Employee / MH - RV Lot...................................................................................................... $255,914.00Fee for Reinspection....................................................................................................................................... $178.00Total of Reinspection Fees............................................................................................................................. $7,672.00Total of Additional Fees to include: Exemptions, Fines, Transfers, Amended Permits or Non-OP................ $1,697.00Total of Fees from Civil Citations.................................................................................................................... $0.00Total of Civil Penalties other than Citations.................................................................................................... $0.00Total of Fees from Criminal Penalties............................................................................................................. $0.00TOTAL OF FEES AND PENALTIES COLLECTED........................................................................................ $325,168.00



Total of Category


2220

410

2630


730

110

840


1530

120

1650


560

20

580


550

80

630

Other (General Violations) Identified During Regular InspectionsOther (General Violations) Identified During Complaint Investigations

00

00

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2015 Statistical Summary ReportCITY OF GONZALES

Number of Employees Housed in Permitted Facilities.................................................................................... 96Number of Employees Housed in Illegal Facilities.......................................................................................... 0


Fee for Permit to Operate Issuance................................................................................................................ $200.00Total of Fees for Permit to Operate Issuance................................................................................................. $600.00Fee for Employee / MH - RV Lot..................................................................................................................... $27.00Total of Fees for Employee / MH - RV Lot...................................................................................................... $2,592.00Fee for Reinspection....................................................................................................................................... $0.00Total of Reinspection Fees............................................................................................................................. $0.00Total of Additional Fees to include: Exemptions, Fines, Transfers, Amended Permits or Non-OP................ $180.00Total of Fees from Civil Citations.................................................................................................................... $0.00Total of Civil Penalties other than Citations.................................................................................................... $0.00Total of Fees from Criminal Penalties............................................................................................................. $0.00TOTAL OF FEES AND PENALTIES COLLECTED........................................................................................ $3,599.00



Total of Category


00

00

00


00

00

00


00

00

00


00

00

00


00

00

00


00

00

00

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2015 Statistical Summary ReportMONTEREY COUNTY ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH



Fee for Permit to Operate Issuance................................................................................................................ $120.00Total of Fees for Permit to Operate Issuance................................................................................................. $3,840.00Fee for Employee / MH - RV Lot..................................................................................................................... $25.00Total of Fees for Employee / MH - RV Lot...................................................................................................... $18,575.00Fee for Reinspection....................................................................................................................................... $130.00Total of Reinspection Fees............................................................................................................................. $1,560.00Total of Additional Fees to include: Exemptions, Fines, Transfers, Amended Permits or Non-OP................ $36,210.00Total of Fees from Civil Citations.................................................................................................................... $0.00Total of Civil Penalties other than Citations.................................................................................................... $0.00Total of Fees from Criminal Penalties............................................................................................................. $0.00TOTAL OF FEES AND PENALTIES COLLECTED........................................................................................ $60,460.00



Total of Category


1186

250

1436


18310

320

21510


1721

270

1991


1594

420

2014


413

121

534


121

21

142

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2015 Statistical Summary ReportNAPA COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING, BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES






Total of Category


70

00

70


20

00

20


00

00

00


00

00

00


00

00

00


30

00

30

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2015 Statistical Summary ReportSACRAMENTO COUNTY ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT



Fee for Permit to Operate Issuance................................................................................................................ $200.00Total of Fees for Permit to Operate Issuance................................................................................................. $4,400.00Fee for Employee / MH - RV Lot..................................................................................................................... $27.00Total of Fees for Employee / MH - RV Lot...................................................................................................... $18,819.00Fee for Reinspection....................................................................................................................................... $178.00Total of Reinspection Fees............................................................................................................................. $178.00Total of Additional Fees to include: Exemptions, Fines, Transfers, Amended Permits or Non-OP................ $0.00Total of Fees from Civil Citations.................................................................................................................... $0.00Total of Civil Penalties other than Citations.................................................................................................... $0.00Total of Fees from Criminal Penalties............................................................................................................. $0.00TOTAL OF FEES AND PENALTIES COLLECTED........................................................................................ $23,802.00



Total of Category


460

00

460


610

00

610


430

00

430


60

00

60


100

00

100


190

00

190

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2015 Statistical Summary ReportSAN JOAQUIN COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH






Total of Category


110

00

110


40

00

40


30

00

30


30

00

30


40

00

40


10

00

10

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2015 Statistical Summary ReportSAN MATEO COUNTY ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SERVICES






Total of Category


450

00

450


230

00

230


20

00

20


10

00

10


70

00

70


260

00

260

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2015 Statistical Summary ReportSANTA CRUZ COUNTY ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH






Total of Category


100

00

100


355

00

355


112

00

112


51

00

51


90

00

90


00

00

00

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2015 Statistical Summary ReportSTANISLAUS COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES



Fee for Permit to Operate Issuance................................................................................................................ $45.00Total of Fees for Permit to Operate Issuance................................................................................................. $225.00Fee for Employee / MH - RV Lot..................................................................................................................... $12.00Total of Fees for Employee / MH - RV Lot...................................................................................................... $816.00Fee for Reinspection....................................................................................................................................... $178.00Total of Reinspection Fees............................................................................................................................. $178.00Total of Additional Fees to include: Exemptions, Fines, Transfers, Amended Permits or Non-OP................ $0.00Total of Fees from Civil Citations.................................................................................................................... $0.00Total of Civil Penalties other than Citations.................................................................................................... $0.00Total of Fees from Criminal Penalties............................................................................................................. $0.00TOTAL OF FEES AND PENALTIES COLLECTED........................................................................................ $1,454.00



Total of Category


10

00

10


00

00

00


30

00

30


00

00

00


40

00

40


10

00

10

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2015 Statistical Summary ReportTULARE COUNTY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AGENCY

Number of Employees Housed in Permitted Facilities.................................................................................... 1,444Number of Employees Housed in Illegal Facilities.......................................................................................... 36

Facilities Exempted from Permit to Operate................................................................................................... 0Permits to Operate Issued............................................................................................................................... 165Inactive Facilities............................................................................................................................................ 5Illegal Facilities Discovered............................................................................................................................ 16Complaints Received..................................................................................................................................... 2Staff Hours Dedicated.................................................................................................................................... 1,787Pre-Occupancy Inspections............................................................................................................................ 4Pre-Occupancy Reinspections....................................................................................................................... 4Occupancy Inspections.................................................................................................................................. 163Occupancy Reinspections.............................................................................................................................. 59Illegal Facility Inspections............................................................................................................................... 2Illegal Facility Reinspections.......................................................................................................................... 0Civil Citations Issued...................................................................................................................................... 0Cases Referred to the District Attorney/AG.................................................................................................... 5Cases Prosecuted by the District Attorney/AG............................................................................................... 0

Fee for Permit to Operate Issuance................................................................................................................ $200.00Total of Fees for Permit to Operate Issuance................................................................................................. $33,000.00Fee for Employee / MH - RV Lot..................................................................................................................... $27.00Total of Fees for Employee / MH - RV Lot...................................................................................................... $38,988.00Fee for Reinspection....................................................................................................................................... $100.00Total of Reinspection Fees............................................................................................................................. $43,000.00Total of Additional Fees to include: Exemptions, Fines, Transfers, Amended Permits or Non-OP................ $320.00Total of Fees from Civil Citations.................................................................................................................... $0.00Total of Civil Penalties other than Citations.................................................................................................... $0.00Total of Fees from Criminal Penalties............................................................................................................. $0.00TOTAL OF FEES AND PENALTIES COLLECTED........................................................................................ $115,635.00



Total of Category


650

20

670


1480

160

1640


1810

170

1980


840

150

990


710

240

950


620

170

790

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